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22 Sep 2020

Mainan sensori dengan pasir (Construction themed sand sensory play)

Masa plan last minit nak buat makan-makan untuk birthday Bilal baru-baru ni, sebenarnya plan nak buat small scale messy play di Open House Play Center, sebab dah lama sangat tak buat messy play sejak pandemik melanda.

Tapi sebab hujan yang tak menentu pagi petang sejak seminggu dua, terpaksa batalkan niat. Takut pulak tgh messy play hujan tiba-tiba, kesian tetamu pulak. Jadi plan tukar buat makan-makan sikit kat rumah je. 

Tapi sebab Mummy yang dah teringat-ingat nak bagi Bilal and Balqis main, jadi Mummy terus ajak Daddy set up small sensory play sections at home.

Dan sebab Bilal is so into construction trucks and sort that we have to hafal all the vehicles name (ppfftt!) we made a sensory play section of sand play with construction theme!


11 Sep 2020

Kaitan bermain dengan anak-anak membaca dan menulis

Masa nak cari sekolah untuk Balqis, pilihan kami agak limited disebabkan kawasan rumah kami yang bukanlah di tengah-tengah bandar. Jujurnya, salah satu pilihan utama nak masukkan ke play school tapi jauh jaraknya dari rumah kalau nak pergi hantar dan balik.


Lepas tu nak kena fikir waktu pula. Ada tadika had kan masa maksimum daycare sampai pukul 6 ptg sahaja. Oleh sebab masa tu kerja yang memang sampai dalam jam 6.30 ptg, maka cut juga dari list.

Kebetulan ada satu sekolah ni pula. Sebenarnya kami agak stress masa awal-awal communicate dengan sekolah ni. Sebab sekolah lain semua senang je nak bagi jadual harian dan lain-lain info yang ditanya, tapi sekolah ni tak provide di Whatsapp. 

Cuma kata info akan diberi semasa taklimat/open day. Dua tiga kali juga la dapat jawapan tu. Tapi at least day care sampai 6.30 ptg dan franchise kepada tadika yg dah well-established juga.
Jadi kami decide nak pergi open day tu juga. Dah la kami sampai lambat, Principal nak start presentation dah.

Ok point satu suka principal ni sebab dia dari KL. (Ok biased, I know LOL!).


Tapi, yang buat terus pandang Amin dan decide, "Ok, Balqis masuk sekolah ni" - sebab salah satu slide presentation principal tunjuk tentang Learning Skills Pyramid (rujuk rajah di bawah.)


(Sumber gambar: HOL Solutions)

18 Nov 2019

Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm, Teluk Bahang, Pulau Pinang

This is our second time to Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm and I still get excited with all the free-flying butterflies, insects, reptiles and other animals in the place!


Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm, which is located at Teluk Bahang, Penang, is one of the largest butterfly garden in Malaysia with over 15,000 free flying butterflies with more than 200 species of plants with waterfalls, ponds, caves and other artistic garden features!


The kids get to explore nature’s largest classroom and discovery hub, where butterflies and insects are free to come out and play.


2 Okt 2019

theAsianparent app - your no 1 pregnancy and parenting app

When I was about to become a first time mom back in 2014, I remember myself looking for information everywhere on pregnancy, delivering a baby, breastfeeding and even how to care for my little ones. I bought books, I Googled and I even asked my family and friends. Information was everywhere, but I secretly wish for a community where I can ask and discuss about all of the things at one place.


Years passed by and I found out about theAsianparent apps! It was like a dream comes true. Even though I have already have 2 kids now, 5 years old elder Bee and 2 years old little Bee, there are still sometimes queries on how to care and raise my kids well. So I am so glad that I came across the apps!


18 Sep 2019

Birthday Party with KFC Chicky & Friends at AEON Big Ampang


We actually didn't plan big for Bilal's second birthday party. All we had in mind was to buy a cake and some food and hang out with family at home. But my mom got another idea and she wanted to throw her grandson a birthday party at any fast food restaurant instead. After giving some thoughts and had some discussions, we said okay to Nenek. So we had Bilal's 2nd birthday party at KFC Aeon Big Ampang the day after his actual birthday (because of the availability of the slot). 


We choose KFC as our party place as it is obviously everyone's favorite fast food restaurant. KFC Aeon Big Ampang is the nearest KFC store from our place which have the birthday party service. Plus point that the party area is spacious and is separated from the main KFC dining area.



8 Ogo 2019

Little Caliph Pearl City & Jawi Sports Day and Anniversary Carnival

Little Caliph Pearl City and Little Caliph Jawi (which also known as Tadika As Saadah) sports day is more like a carnival, in conjunction with Tadika As Saadah 5th year anniversary.


Mummy woke up early morning, very excited to attend Balqis' very first sports day. Balqis was very excited and looking forward for her sports day too. She's been practising the Robocar Poli dance, which the kids supposed to dance during the opening ceremony.


She would ask Mummy everyday after school if tomorrow was the sports day.


When she woke up and got ready, she was still very excited. We had breakfast first before we go to the event place. We reached the sports day place, registered and went to wait under the tent.


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6 Sep 2011

What I found during my massive spring cleaning

Weeks before raya, mum and I did a spring cleaning and yes, it was a massive one!
Well as you know, when you did a spring cleaning, you will surely find things you might never even remember having at all. Or is it just me? :|

Anyway I did found so many things that I didn't even know I still have them in my closet. Heee~ :D and sadly, there are also many things I need to let go..to give away.. If I don't, I think I can open up a museum - Bubbles Museum.

Btw, #random - do you know mum still keep my milk bottle that I used 25 years ago?

Lets see what are some of the things I found during the spring cleaning. jeng jeng jeng....

9 Jul 2011

Tiang atau lembaga?

Setelah pesta itu tamat, saya pun balik. Jam menunjukkan pukul 11 malam. Jalan ke rumah saya itu lengang dan semak pula. Tiba-tiba saya ternampak tiang yang tinggi dan besar di tepi jalan dengan banyaknya. Saya merasa hairan, bila orang kampung memacak tiang yang sebegitu besar ini.

Lebih 20 tiang saya lihat, saya ternampak satu tiang yang lebih besar dan tinggi dari yang lain. Warnanya juga berwarna lain dari yang lain. Saya mendongak. Alangkah terkejutnya saya apabila melihat tiang itubermata, hidung dan yang mengerikan lagi ialah taring dan kukunya yang begitu tajam dan panjang. Rupanya ia satu lembaga.

25 Mei 2011

One after another

Last week I got an mms from cousin Along, a picture of nephew Hadief Zayed with burnt right arm. Not sure how exactly did the hot water spilt onto his right arm. Due to the over-concerned, I went to visit him at his grandma’s place on Friday night together with mum, cousin Alice, her mum, and Nurin.

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20 Apr 2011

Mugs and cups

Beside collecting postcard and keychain, I also like to collect mugs and cups. But due to limited space available to keep those at home, I can't really buy just all mugs and cups I see pretty and catchy. I like to collect mugs and cups from different size and design. I took out some of the mugs and cups from the collection cupboard and took some photos.

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Different size and design.

22 Mac 2011

Nicknames

Everyone has their own unique nicknames called by family members, friends, clique etc. I, myself have a lots. Different circle of people call me with different nicknames. Even though my full name is already short enough, it appears that a lot of nickname could be created by that.

I remember few years back, in Facebook there was an application where friends can submit the nicknames they call you. I tried looking for it but it isn’t there anymore (or I couldn’t find it). I tried remembering all the nicknames I’ve been called with.


Lets's do this!

7 Okt 2010

So long my dear Honda C70…

Atuk (my grandfather) owned a Honda C70 (see the past tense),which I loved so much. I grew up with the motorcycle. I have a lot of memories with that old C70.

Atuk sent me to the kindergartens riding that old bike.

Atuk took me on an evening ride around Kampung Pandan with that old bike.

Atuk sent me to primary school at Changkat Thambi Dollah, near the Berjaya Time Square building with that old bike.

Atuk sent me to high school every Wednesday morning (because I refused to take a bus with my KRS uniform on, it would get all crumpled huhu) with that old bike.

I learned to ride a motorcycle with that old bike.

I spent my almost-25 years looking with that old bike.

I loved that old bike.

But...


22 Feb 2010

Rumah Titian Kasih, Titiwangsa

If u ever came across my entry about PBSM Malaysia located in Jalan Nipah, off Jalan Ampang, KL, you’ll remember about the unused item (mostly clothes) yang kami sekeluarga hantar as a donation so that they can sell and use the money for their PBSM activity.

So few months back, i did a closet clearance and have some clothes that I don’t use anymore and wanted to send it off to PBSM. Then call cousins & aunts tanya kalau2 ada jugak barang nak hantar sana, boleh kumpul2 hantar sekali. tetiba bila dah kumpul macam banyak pulak. then mum said, this time x payah hantar kat PBSM la. she read about an orphanage home, Rumah Titian Kasih (RTK), near Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. So she gave me the address and I went there with my aunt & cousin. Masa tu, pergi, hantar clothes and some dry foods, then balik. Nothing much.

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Lebih kurang seminggu yang lepas, sepupu ada buat kenduri tahlil hari ke 40 untuk pakcik kat rumah atuk (the same house i live in). Masa kenduri tu, kami ada buat bungkusan2 makanan2 kering (kueh mueh, buah, jelly etc) untuk bagi pada tetamu2. So, sepupu tu buat la lebih sebab nak sedekah kat rumah anak yatim sikit. Ikutkan rumah yang kitorang pergi tu, ada la dalam 50 orang mcm tu kot (anggaran je).

So esok tu, kitorang pun pergi la ke Rumah Titian Kasih tu, bawak bungkusan2 tu dan ada baju2 dari ahli keluarga yang x digunakan lagi.

Sampai-sampai kami carik Mak Pah, pengurus rumah tu. Mak Pah kata x ramai orang hari tu sebab ada orang bawak diorang pergi kenduri kahwin. Ok, x kisah lah tu.

Mak Pah tanya kami pernah pergi tak rumah lagi satu, rumah yang menempatkan anak2 perempuan. Ohhh.. rupanya baru kami tahu rumah yang ni ialah rumah lelaki, tapi sebab pejabat kat sini so Mak Pah selalu kat sini. Rumah lagi satu rumah perempuan. Mak Pah kata kat rumah perempuan ada orang OKU dan warga emas jugak. Mak Pah ajak kami pergi rumah tu. Ok gak. sebab x pernah pergi tengok pun.

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Sementara tunggu Mak Pah and pergi rumah perempuan, kami beli la sikit2 makanan2 yang dijual, hasil tangan ibu2 tunggal di sini, sebagai salah satu punca pendapatan. Ada kerepek, kuih dan acar buah.
Sampai kat rumah perempuan, tengok x ramai orang. Mak Pah kata ada yang pergi kem motivasi, ada yang pergi kenduri kahwin.

Masuk dalam rumah tu, ternampak ada seorang kanak-kanak perempuan ni. nampak macam umur 2-3 tahun. Duduk sorang2 je. Mak Pah bagi satu bungkusan yang kamu bawak tu. dia masuk bilik, duduk sorang2 je terkial-kial nak bukak bungksan tu. Bila nampak die macam susah nak bukak tu, kitorang datang kat dia nak tolong dia..

DSC05817nama panggilan dia kak cik. ayah kak cik baru je meninggal. ibu kak cik xtau la pulak mane.

DSC05819see that’s my niece, Nurin in yellow shirt. she’s 4+ years old. kak cik is much smaller than Nurin,kan. But she’s actually 5. Mak Pah kata dia sangat x cukup makan, x cukup zat before masuk RTK ni. Kak Cik ada 2 org abang yang sama2 tinggal di sini.

Then, there’s a girl named Nana. 24 years old. I can’t remember ape nama penyakit dia Mak Pah ada bagitau. But she talks reaaalllyy slow. bukan gagap. she kept on asking “mana ibu nana…?” “kenapa ibu x datang..?” she called cousin Kak Lina, aunt and my mum “Ibu…Ibu….”.. and she kept on repeating “Mak Pah baik… jaga kami….mak Pah baik sangat….”  Mak Pah cakap diorang pun x tau kat mana ibu Nana sebenarnya..

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DSC05830 Anak yatim, OKU, ibu tunggal, warga emas – all in a place they call heaven, Rumah Titian Kasih (Mak Pah is the one on the right,  in blue kurung and grey tudung)

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This is Haziq and his sister Farah. both parents are alive. but sadly dua-dua bermasalah, and pity this beautiful kids, kat sini tempat mereka akan membesar.. i wonder where are the other family member..grandparents? aunties? uncles? :(

bercerita pasal pergi Rumah Titian Kasih ni bukan dengan tujuan nak berlagak. kami pun bukan orang senang sangat pun. tapi kami teringin nak tolong setakat mana yang mampu. InsyaAllah, Allah tahu niat kami ikhlas.
and i hope and pray, kalau la ada yang lebih mampu, bantu-bantu lah mereka ni jugak. RTK bukan di bawah biayaan Jabatan Kerajaan Masyarakat ataupun Baitimal. They stand on their own feet. and they need help.


Rumah Titian Kasih (RTK)
62A-2, Lorong Maran Off Jalan Kuantan,
Tasik Titiwangsa, 53200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel/Fax: 03-4025 5246

Penghuni: 85 orang
Ibu Tunggal: 20 org
Anak2 Yatim: 51 org
OKU: 12 org
Warga Emas: 2 org
In charge: Sharifah Adlan (Mak Pah) - 019-645 5769, 03-40255246


“Mum, i love you so much. thanks for everything. thanks for the 25 years of struggles to take care of me. did your best to make me who i am today. i know it was hard for you. but u did it anyway. thanksss! everyday should be mother’s day. How lucky I am to have you… :) “
Loves.

15 Jan 2010

Ok. I do feel old now.

Hari tu masa hujung minggu pertama bagi tahun 2010 yang diluangkan di rumah, terpikir nak selongkar almari nak carik gambar2 zaman skola2 + matriks + undergrad nak upload kat facebook (but mostly yang best2 dah upload dah) dan terjumpa dengan beberapa harta yang amat berharga. Harta yang berharga ni bukanlah emas ke duit ke. Tapi lagi mahal tau. Yang x boleh dibeli di mana2 tau tau..

Eh cop. Blog ni kejap ckp english kejap ckp BM. Hurmm..apa2 lah.

Ok. Sambung. So ada lah terjumpa beberapa harta yang membuatkan diri sendiri tersenyum sorang2 dalam bilik dan membuatkan diri rasa tua pulak sebab dah lama meninggalkan zaman harta2 berharga tersebut. Huhu~Look what I found.
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Buku tulis masa zaman sekolah rendah SRK (P) Dato’ Abu Bakar (2) dan SRA Al-Watan. Ada beberapa buah buku macam ni dalam almari. Ada yang dah guna ada yang masih belum terusik.
Yang ada dalam gambar ni, buku sekolah SDAB tu belum guna. Masih kosong lagi. Yang buku sekolah Al-Watan tu dah guna. Buku pelajaran ‘Jawi’, darjah ‘2 Ros’. hehe. Buku tahun 1993 tu..
2010_01_15_5799Sekolah Rendah Agama Al-Watan, Jalan Traver, Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur
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SRK (P) Dato’ Abu Bakar (2), Jalan Davis, Kuala Lumpur
Sekolah rendah ni dulu sangat lah orang x tau sebab sangat di hujung pelusuk mana ntah. Pagi2 pukul 6 lebih dah keluar pergi sekolah naik bas mini nombor 25 (memula warna biru, pastu bas mini diseragamkan jadi warna pink), turun kat Majestic, Pudu. Pastu kene jalan kaki jauh wooo.. dah la gelap lagi, lalu tempat setinggan, pastu byk anjing, pastu ada drug addicts pulak..bahaya. Tapi itu la yang dilalui sehari2.. Alhamdulillah masuk gak U hasil dari bejalan teruk2 ke sekolah untuk menimba ilmu. hehe..
Tapi sekarang sekolah tu betul2 tepi jalan kat fly-over bulatan kg.pandan menghala ke bukit bintang tu. sebab semua rumah area situ kene roboh masa diorang nak buat jalan tu.
Ok. Lepas tu.. jumpa lagi harta yang sangat berharga jugak. Ni harta yang wujud pada zaman sekolah menengah. Tahun 1999. Cuti sekolah hujung tingkatan 2 nak masuk tingkatan 3.
Jeng jeng jeng…………..
2010_01_15_5797Surat surat cinta dari kekasih hati ku.. Miss Nurbaiti Hanim, ya’ll!!!

Tau x kami sama-sama duduk Kampung Pandan, berkongsikan poskod yang sama?
Tau x klau naik bas dari rumah ke rumah dia hanya lepas beberapa bus-stop sahaja?
Tau x klau naik basikal pegi rumah die x sempat nak penat pun?
Tapi memang gatal kan saja nak tulis2 surat, siap pos lagi. Haha. Sekarang mane ade wehh…
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See she wrote my name as Mrs Julia Kavanagh. X paham kenapa? Read this!! hehehe2010_01_15_5805
Tengok lah. Siap tulis surat guna exam pad sekolah lagi. Semangat SABian betul girlfriend I sorang ni kan3. ;p2010_01_15_5809  
“Hanim Skywalker” LOL!! Masa ni tengah hangat pasal Star Wars Episode I : the Phantom Menace
And lepas tu jumpa benda ni pulak. Benda ni si Siti Marian, ex roomate kat Kolej Matrikulasi Kuala Pilah (KMNS) yang buat kan. Budak tu sgt kreatif dan sangat rajin la nak buat benda2 macam ni. Yang best nye masa masuk bilik tu, xtau dia pun suka Powerpuff Girl. Then, kitorg found out yang kitorg same2 gila PPG, and kebetulan dia sgt suka Buttercup, while me..ehem ehem.. of course la Bubbles. hehe So kitorg berdua ‘memberikan’ Blossom kepada our 3rd roomate, Nurul Amirah. Kami tinggal bertiga di bilik 4 orang itu. ;) I miss you both Yam and Nurul!!!!
2010_01_15_5791if u’re still wondering where the bubbles in “bubbles182” came from. ;)

p/s: Ye. Saya secara rasmi nya dah sedar yang saya dah tua (sikit) berbanding tahun2 yang lalu. Hahaha still in denial xnak mengaku dah tua betul ;p
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